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VIDEO: Disneyland's first kids: These two were the first boy, girl in the gate in 1955
Orange County Register ^ | July 16, 2015 | Joseph Pimentel

Posted on 07/16/2015 4:50:28 PM PDT by EveningStar

They were supposed to be in Mexico that day, not at the opening of some amusement park.

But 7-year-old Michael Schwartner persuaded his parents to take a detour.

And then his cousin Christine Vess tripped and skinned her knee.

And that’s how Michael and Christine became the very first official guests in Disneyland 60 years ago this week and unexpectedly received a lifetime of privileges.

That’s how they were escorted past 15,000 people, how they met Walt Disney, and how they posed with Disney for a photograph beamed around the world.

(Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: 1955; anaheim; disney; disneyland; orangecounty; southerncalifornia; waltdisney
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To: EveningStar; All

I grew up in SoCal and was nine years old that summer of ‘55. We lived in Downey which was about 15 miles from D’land. I think we went about two weeks after the opening.

Most of the rides weren’t even operational as Bank of America, who was the primary lender on the project, forced Walt, who was a perfectionist, to open ahead of his schedule in order to get cash flowing.

Does everyone remember an ‘E’ ticket before the term was applied to commercial air travel?

Have many great memories of the place. Especially memorable was in 1983 when my nine year old daughter came for her summer visit. We parked, it was over a hundred degrees, and Dad forgot, more or less, where had had put the car. A hour later we found it.

My grandparents got to SoCal in the 1890’s. It was the Golden State. Since it became Mexanized I never go there anymore.


41 posted on 07/17/2015 5:34:06 AM PDT by x1stcav (Trump: He can't be bought and he won't back down.)
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To: left that other site

Wow, similar here.

I’m an LA native and went to Art Center School of Design on a scholarship. I did not pursue animation as I preferred to go for the money.

I got into the stock market instead.


42 posted on 07/17/2015 6:27:42 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (I Love Bull Markets!!!)
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To: BunnySlippers

FR has some cool folks!


43 posted on 07/17/2015 6:33:20 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: atc23

There’s a whole book about deaths at Disneyland. I wonder if his was among them. What a horrible way to die.


44 posted on 07/17/2015 7:29:27 AM PDT by Nea Wood
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To: left that other site

Jose and Miguel, two illegal alien 7 yr olds who are there to “marry” Bruce, their 50 yr old “groom”.


45 posted on 07/17/2015 7:31:26 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: MrB

God help Us.


46 posted on 07/17/2015 7:33:34 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: Osage Orange

“We had been there 5k times “

WTF?

That would be like twice a day every day!


47 posted on 07/18/2015 8:17:20 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: TexasGator
Oh you're stalking me now....

Great...just what I need a person stalking me..that has no idea what sarcasm is.

What are you...19 yr's old?

48 posted on 07/18/2015 8:29:54 PM PDT by Osage Orange (What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.)
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To: Osage Orange

“Oh you’re stalking me now....”

Whose stalking whom?


49 posted on 07/18/2015 8:46:07 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: TexasGator
Well...I'm pointing out you are liar or something else.

Of course on the thread you don't want to be on now. Because you've been exposed.

Keep on being who you are...

50 posted on 07/18/2015 8:58:47 PM PDT by Osage Orange (What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.)
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To: Yo-Yo

LOL!


51 posted on 07/18/2015 9:04:11 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: EveningStar

The little girl has the smirk like the one who has burned down a neighbor’s house in those internet memes.


52 posted on 07/18/2015 9:05:14 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: EveningStar
Saving Mr. Banks is a really good film about Walt Disney and how he got to make Mary Poppins, despite the author's objections. Lots of great period costumes and characters in the movie.
53 posted on 07/18/2015 9:12:20 PM PDT by rabidralph
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